The design of culture media based on the elemental composition of biological material

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 97-102

  Spaargaren, Dirk H ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Algae; Cell culture; Culture media; Fertilizer; Ionic composition; Microorganism; Plant; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; AIR; ALGORITHMS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSITION; GLUCOSE; GROWTH KINETICS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; SALTS; TISSUE CULTURE; WATER;

CULTURE MEDIA; IONIC COMPOSITION;

CELL CULTURE;

ELEMENT; GLUCOSE;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CULTURE MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0343182985     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1656(95)00152-2     Document Type: Article

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